Pat Rabbitte (Dublin South West, Labour)
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Question 60: To ask the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform the basis on which gardaí are allocated to particular stations, having regard to the fact that while there are an average of 2.72 members per thousand people across the State, there are variations from one division to another and from one station to another; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [32829/08]

Dermot Ahern (Louth, Fianna Fail)
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The Garda Commissioner, in consultation with his senior managers and Divisional Officers, arranges for the allocation of Garda personnel throughout the State. Garda Management are aided in this by a distribution model known as the Garda Establishment Redistribution Model (G.E.R.M.). The Commissioner advises me that the GERM model indicates the most effective means to distribute Garda personnel and acts as a guide to Garda management decision making. It takes into account many different policing variables including socio-economic factors, census information, crime trends and the minimum establishment required for each district. The allocation of Garda personnel is determined by these factors and also takes account of the policing requirements of each individual Division.